Sharp Alpha
VC Fund
New York, United States
Sharp Alpha is a VC fund in New York focused on Sports and Gaming. Venture capital firm specializing in sports, gaming, and entertainment
- Total investments:
- 45
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 31%
- Fund size:
- $25M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Sharp Alpha invests in
Stages Sharp Alpha invests in
Countries Sharp Alpha invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$11M
- Series A
- $3M–$42M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Sports 11 (24%)
- Gaming 9 (20%)
- Fantasy Sports 6 (13%)
- Software 5 (11%)
- Casino 4 (9%)
Stage
- Seed 22 (49%)
- Series A 9 (20%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (7%)
- Funding Round 3 (7%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (7%)
Country
- United States 24 (53%)
- Canada 2 (4%)
- United Kingdom 2 (4%)
- Israel 1 (2%)
- Austria 1 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solving the price and liquidity issues riddled with the sportsbook model today. | $35M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 28, 2026 | ||
| Packz is a gamified collectibles platform that offers trading cards with fun animations and images. | $10.7M / Seed / Apr 07, 2026 | ||
| Courtyard is a platform that provides liquidity to collectible assets via physically backed NFTs. It allows ownership of physical collectibles to be instantly and securely transferred anywhere in the world via NFTs, without the physical item itself having to be moved. Connected Collectibles - a new, frictionless way of storing and trading physicalgoods - is redefining physical asset ownership. | $30M / Series A / Jul 24, 2025 | ||
| Ballers is a wellness and fitness company. | $20M / Series A / Jun 09, 2025 | ||
| Kero offers curated In-Game Betting engine whitelabeled inside the apps of major league teams, leagues and licensed sportsbook operators. | $3M / Series A / May 06, 2025 | ||
| Poolhouse is a cutting-edge, technologically advanced entertainment firm that intends to revolutionize the classic game of pool. | $34M / Seed / Apr 14, 2025 | ||
| Fintech solution tailored for mobile game developers to create, publish, and scale real-money games. | $2.3M / Seed / Jun 24, 2024 | ||
| C15 Studio is a streaming TV channel operator that offers free ad-supported television channels dedicated to sports. | Seed / Oct 01, 2023 | ||
| Solving the price and liquidity issues riddled with the sportsbook model today. | $11M / Series A / Apr 10, 2023 | ||
SlamBall
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SlamBall is a global sports league association. It was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $11M / Series A / Mar 10, 2023 | |
| See all 45 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Sharp Alpha invest in?
Sharp Alpha invests primarily in Sports, Gaming and Fantasy Sports startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 45 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Sharp Alpha invest in?
Sharp Alpha typically joins rounds of $1M–$11M at Seed and $3M–$42M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Sharp Alpha's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Sharp Alpha took part in.
When did Sharp Alpha last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Sharp Alpha closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 45 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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